Hospice care is a set of specialty services designed specifically for individuals with late-stage illnesses and their loved ones, and includes medical, emotional, spiritual and grief support. Despite its many advantages, for both patients and their families, hospice is widely misunderstood. More often than not, hospice is synonymous with death, when in reality, its purpose [...]

“Caregiving is hard work. Caregiving is pain. Caregiving is loving and giving and sharing. Caregiving is accepting and learning new things and going on, and on, and on. Caregiving is lots of questions and very few answers. Caregiving is being out of the mainstream. Caregiving is learning what it means to die with dignity and [...]

2011 marked 30 years of compassionate end-of-life care provided by Hospice of the Red River Valley throughout eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. As we begin 2012, we remember our roots with nostalgia and pride, and reflect on the values embraced by our early dreamers and believers—respect for the dignity of people, belief in the [...]